The Hero

2004

Angola

97 min

15

Directed by: Zézé Gamboa

Written by: Carla Baptista, Pierre-Marie Goulet, Fernando Vendrell

Cast: Oumar Makena Diop, Milton 'Santo' Coelho, Maria Ceiça

Language: Portuguese

Vitório struggles to rebuild his life after 20 years of military service in war-torn Angola. Winner of Sundance's World Dramatic Competition in 2005, 'The Hero' paints a moving portrait of a nation gravely displaced by civil strife and global economic change.